Something I've been too often guilty of, is "Osmosis-Evangelism". The Gospel isn't spread by osmosis, but how often do we spend our time with others thinking that it does? We think our Christian aura is going to rub off, if we just spend time with others doing the things they do. Ultimately, this isn't charity, but arrogance. "There is plenty of time", we think. Our Master delays His coming. Eat, drink, and be merry today. Eventually they will get it. The goodness of what I keep bottled up inside me will wear off on others, eventually.
There is no urgency in our "evangelism", so we never speak the Gospel (Romans 10:17). We can easily convince ourselves that we are being "friends of sinners", when actually we are just being sinners ourselves. Tomorrow is another day. If the Gospel isn't spoken in our evangelism, then we can't call it evangelism. No need to fool ourselves by changing the terms. If letting our light shine before men, doesn't include speaking the Gospel at the forefront, then the light isn't on. If we find ourselves practicing osmosis-evangelism, we are the ones who also need evangelized.
We need to not think our Master delays His coming, and the only mode of evangelism is breaking bread in our good presence. We need to share the Gospel with words, my friends. When necessary, do works. If we aren't doing this, then we think our own goodness is a better mode of evangelism than the one God has given. Then, we need to consider what part we may have among the hypocrites.
